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> and North Korea

Wait, what? Really?



Yep.

As of January 2023, the percentage of mobile users who use iOS-based mobile devices is higher in North Korea than in any other country in the world.

This trend is somewhat surprising, as iPhones are not legally available in North Korea. However, iPhones are considered much more secure than the phones which are legally available in the country, which consumers believe are often monitored by the totalitarian government of North Korean dictator Kim Jong-un. In light of this concern, a robust underground market for iPhones has emerged.


I think this is more likely to indicate how few North Koreans have mobile phones than how many iPhones are in use


You're right, but it's still a country where iPhone beats Android.


I'm sure they meant South Korea :)

Although I'd personally expect Samsung to be huge there as it's their home market.

I have to agree overall though. Here in Spain most people use Android and midrange ones at that. If you see an iphone it's usually ancient or an SE or simply in the hands of a tourist.

For a normal Spanish wage an iphone is just too expensive. And the SE with its 7 year old design just not interesting enough for the huge price they still cost here.




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